Double-click the icon for lt-share to view the files we know we??™ve shared and
have access to.
Navigating to a shared resource from My Network Places or Windows Explorer
gets you to the desired resources. In Simple File Sharing mode, all users have equal
access to the files present. You may wish to disable Simple File Sharing to have more
granular (and complicated) control over file shares and what users can do with the
shared resources. A general rule is, if you don??™t want others to read, copy, modify,
write over, or delete your files, do not share them!
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Figure 3-3
My Network Places
is the place to see
the shared resources
available on your
network.
Figure 3-4
Computer LT2 has
several potential shared
resources.
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Project 4
Printer Sharing
What You??™ll Need
Your computers
Your printer(s)
Your local network
Cost: $0
As much fun as sharing files can be, I can think of nothing more useful to do
with a local network than share a printer or two. After all, lugging a printer
from one PC to another (along with paper, USB cable, power adapter and all)
is pretty awkward. Sure, you can share files, put your files to be printed on the PC connected
to your printer, and print that way, but why not skip a step or two and simply
send your printer tasks to one or the other shared printer?
Step 1: Establish a Shared Printer
Much the same as sharing files, as covered in Project 3, sharing a printer requires that
you establish the shared resource and make it available to other computers and users.
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